Unemployment Rate: Obasanjo Warns Nigeria of Looming Danger

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed concern about the extent of unemployment in the country.Obasanjo, who spoke at the 10th Anniversary and Convocation Ceremony of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, warned the country of looming danger if prompt action was not taken.He advised that government at every level must make job creation their number one priority. He said education is a meal ticket for anybody that has it.Obasanjo further stated that, “Governments should do more in the area of employment. If there are no jobs for the unemployed to feed themselves and also to contribute to the development of the country, then we will all be sitting on gun powder.“If university education was not for development, then it was not serving any useful purpose.”“I believe in lifelong education. Nobody should stop learning until he or she dies.”